I just don't understand people

I was anchored on a spot on LOZ, using my GPS controlled Ulterra. I had been there for an hour casting a single rod and had caught 3 crappie and four white bass. Here comes this boat... I think it is called a "spider rig." They had 8 rods in the front and 4 more in the back. That's fine with me, no problem, but I am 100 yards off the bank anchored on a drop off.

Question, why did this boat load of people with 12 rods in the water need to circle my boat within 20 feet? I could have cast my 1/16 oz crappie jig all the way over their boat.

I asked them if they wanted to get into my boat with me. Their answer... "you don't own this water."

What ever happened to civility and respect for others?

Take a stout Bass casting rig with you with a heavy huge spoon on it next time. If someone approaches too close just pick it up and start casting in the direction you need to. You might actually catch something and it will deter all but the most ignorant. And you can do it legitimately fishing...you may not do it otherwise but hey if you just sincerely fish it hard for as long as it takes nobody can fault you for that. And you don't have to do it as an obvious attempt to divert people...just get serious with that thing for a while and if they pass close enough just tell them all the big bass you been catching on that thing...A little George works good too and I have slammed some big fish working either around a good ledge.

Tell him "We all own this water- that is why courtesy, sportsmanship and knowing the unwritten rules of conduct on the water are so important".

Seems people forgot to teach their kids common sense and civility and now they have grown into total idiots rude and not trustworthy.
I went to launch one day some people had their car parked on the ramp single lane narrow ramp and refused to move it even when I pointed out the do not park on ramp and do not fish from dock signs. Got the same response I don't own it.
Anymore I fish only during the week less rude people.

Is this another thread about me? :dono

Next someone will complain about how I park at the boat ramp!

I was fishing summertime brushpiles once and a guy that obviously didn't want me fishing his brush came walking down and started casting a beetle spin at my boat. I told him he'd do better with that lure if he fished the area between the dock and the bank, and he said "don't wanna fish back there I wanna fish out here". I said ok that's cool, I'll hit it then....And on my second pitch I caught a 2 1/2 pounder from under his walkway.
All of a sudden he got real friendly and wanted to see the bait I was throwing. I told him it was just a jig and that the fish probably would have bit anything that came by him. Jig, worm, BEETLE SPIN.

Ordinarily I wouldn't have fished behind a dock that someone was out on and actively fishing, but he came off as such a jackass that I just felt I had to.

i was going to put a like a post under a couple of them but heck i like em all

Many years ago my Dad and I were fishing a bank at LOZ using the trolling motor. A skier came by us pretty close, waving and hollering. We kept fishing the bank and the skier circled and came back again fairly close, waving and hollering. My Dad reached in his tackle box, pulled out the heaviest lead weight he had and tied it on. The skier came by a third time and my Dad cast the weight at him, purposely missing by a few feet. We didn't see the skier come back!

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Originally Posted by Hookin'&Cookin'

Is this another thread about me? :dono

Next someone will complain about how I park at the boat ramp!

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I think We know he is not talking about you. :angel:

I had a guy pull up and ask if I had an extra Sammich one time...

I said shor-do pull up will pass the jug...

Many years ago I was fishing a long underwater point. A skier came by and fell close enough we could talk without shouting. I asked him, "Why don't you ski out there in the middle? The water there is just as wet as it is here."
His reply... "Yeah but then you couldn't see me!"

As I said, I just don't understand people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s86S_yUq01w

I saw that episode. Then Ole Ike did it agian during an MLF elimination riund.

Hogsters phone

It used to be that fishing during the week really helped you avoid yahoos , not so much anymore. That said most of the people I run into are pretty nice.

don't bother me if you come up on me, fish in my spot, well sept the one tree I bought on Truman, fish next to me, by me, heck one time below the dam a guy tossed his jig, in my boat, I picked it up dropped it over the side, darn he caught a crappie. I said heck yea, toss it back over, he did I dropped it He caught another one. told him next drop would cost him a samich...... it was a good samich....

It's funny you bring this up. This winter, more times than ever, I've had boats come up and fish the same dock as I'm fishing. Now they can see my boat is pointed in the direction that I'm traveling, but they come in right in front of me. On the Same Dock! I usually say REALLY! One guy said, "We're in a tournament, this is one of our spots." Another one said, "We've traveled 10 miles down to here and have had luck on this dock".. What's crazy is, we're the only boats on the lake! I don't really make a big deal out of it, because there are plenty of other area's I can fish, but come on. If I ever crowd somebody on a dock, is because I didn't see them, and I'll move as soon as I realize what I did.

My buddy once threw a crappie in an other boat (now that's close). He told them that if they wanted our fish so bad "here take this one" They just looked at us funny, never said a word and slowly moved away.

What really bothers me more than crowding is the noise, radios, screaming, boats racing around, etc.

I wish there was someplace quite to fish, that was peaceful and safe. 50 years ago there were just a lot fewer people and finding a peaceful outdoor space was a lot easier. Guess I could move to Canada but it's cold up there.

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Originally Posted by wolfhnd

What really bothers me more than crowding is the noise, radios, screaming, boats racing around, etc.

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Hate seeing people have fun myself :biggrin:donoWhite Flag Icon

Sorry just had to

I get it, people having fun is the point of having public spaces.

Sometimes you just want to pull your trolling motor up and spend a few minutes working on how your boat trims up. After all it's a public lake.
That's just me talking don't think I'd ever actually do it.


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Originally Posted by wharfrat

It's funny you bring this up. This winter, more times than ever, I've had boats come up and fish the same dock as I'm fishing. Now they can see my boat is pointed in the direction that I'm traveling, but they come in right in front of me. On the Same Dock! I usually say REALLY! One guy said, "We're in a tournament, this is one of our spots." Another one said, "We've traveled 10 miles down to here and have had luck on this dock".. What's crazy is, we're the only boats on the lake! I don't really make a big deal out of it, because there are plenty of other area's I can fish, but come on. If I ever crowd somebody on a dock, is because I didn't see them, and I'll move as soon as I realize what I did.

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Had something similar today when I came around a point and ran into someone fishing in the same direction. He was set on one spot and I was moving pretty quickly. When I got within a dock away I took up my line, set my trolling motor on high, and proceeded to go past him well away from his boat. Still wasn't good enough for him and he smarted off thinking he could lay claim to the entire bank. If someone is legitimately crowding you then sure that's rude but if they are just passing by, whatever happened to a smile and how's it going?

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Originally Posted by Hookin'&Cookin'

Is this another thread about me? :dono

Next someone will complain about how I park at the boat ramp!

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I have witnessed how JR's dad parks the truck and trailer when Debbie is trying to land the boat on the submerged trailer after being submerged herself!!!!!!